The book presents about seventy paintings, gouaches and drawings by René Magritte and includes interesting studies by international researchers such as Julie Waseige and Xavier Canonne both on the a
This book gives extraordinary insights into the rich and diverse artistic practices of our time. Never has contemporary art been so popular as it is now; never has its audience been so big. In the r
Antonello da Messina (ca. 1430-1479) was one of the most groundbreaking and influential painters of the Quattrocento. No other Italian artist of the fifteenth-century responded in such a direct fash
Anyone who thinks of carpets has the bright colours of the Orient in mind. Knots, Art & History brings together the best, most unique carpets of the 14th–17th centuries from the Museum of Islamic
Meret Oppenheim (1913–1985) is one of the most recognized twentieth-century artists: an almost legendary figure able to stand out on a mainly male-dominated Surrealist art scene while developing her
A revolutionary movement, founded in 1924 by Andre Breton, dedicated to expressing the imagination as revealed in dreams. The surrealist circle was made up of many great artists, including Jean Arp, M
Post-impressionism was the movement that represented both an extension of Impressionism, as well as a rejection of the limitation of it. The term "post-impressionism" was coined for the work of such p
A heightened form of illusionism, the art of trompe l’oeil flourished from the Renaissance onward. Both witty and serious, trompe l’oeil is a game artists play with spectators to raise questions about
The first large-scale survey of the important self-taught artist’s work in 20 years, presenting approximately sixty of Hawkins’s lively paintings, drawings, and sculpture. Although he has long held a
A lavishly illustrated survey of the Romanovs’ era which symbolizes almost three centuries of Russian artistic riches. "The Romanov dynasty reigned over Russia for three hundred years. Every sovereig
Hiroshige (1797–1858), Japanese painter and printmaker, is known especially for his landscape prints. The last great figure of the popular ukiyo-e school of printmaking, he transmuted everyday landsca
A stunning volume celebrating the work of Agostino Bonalumi during the 1960s and 1970s and its connection with other artists of the Azimut group. A selection of Bonalumi’s paintings from the 1960s and
In this collection of photojournalism from Bennetton''s groundbreaking Colors magazine, stories of very human suffering are told through the hardhitting images of James Mollison, one of the great mast
A compelling collection of images providing a clear interpretation of contemporary reality of India and South America. The fourth publication in the Skira Contemporary Photography series presents the
The vicuna is a small camelid that lives in the high alpine areas of the Andes―prized for its extraordinarily soft and fine wool―that has been long threatened with extinction. This book tells the stor
This richly illustrated publication presents the great archaeological discoveries of Egypt. The decipherment of hieroglyphics and the reconstruction of the history of the Pharaohs are shown through o
The first book ever published to survey waste as a building material. Focusing on the projects, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the language and forms of a new architectural lang
The only collection of its kind in the world. The Museo dei Lumi in Casale Monferrato, Italy, hosts over one hundred artists'' hanukkiot, interpreted through the eyes of art: beautiful, ingenious, ima
The illustrated story of a journey that Loro Piana goes on every year through remote, unspoiled lands to purchase an extremely precious fiber. Baby Cashmere is an extremely precious fiber exclusively
A selection of twelve undisputed masterpieces, twelve symbols of the city, from the Renaissance to the contemporary age. The city of Milan encloses some of the most important masterpieces of Italian a
